Folk: Folk Pop and Out-and-Proud

MELISSA FERRICK: Live at Union Hall
An intimate and fiery evening with Melissa live and solo at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY.
MP3 price: $10.00

MELISSA FERRICK: in the eyes of strangers
MA native's 7th release on her own label. A passionate, urgent album produced by Ethan Allen (patty griffin, ani difranco, kristen hirsch) players include: Julie Wolfe(Bruce Cockburn,Dar Williams, Ani DiFranco) Daren Hahn (The Eels, The Brake Mechanics, A
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97

JANIS IAN: Revenge - import!
Commercial, thought-provoking, the follow up to Grammy-nominee Breaking Silence.
CD price: $15.95

THE THERAPY SISTERS: Codependent Christmas
Heavy mental nouveau urban psycho swing folk: the christmas album.
CD price: $13.00 / MP3 price: $13.00

MARK WEIGLE: The Truth Is
Gay-themed universal emotional beautifully sung. Billboard, Performing Songwriter rave reviews.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

DRIFTWOOD FIRE: Driftwood Fire
Stunning musicianship – gifted vocals, award-winning lyrics, graceful guitar melodies, orchestral bass, lively old-time fiddle and creative percussion.
CD price: $12.97

HENRY ATE: 96-03 The Singles
At the centre of everything is the songs – creations that still resonate when heard a decade or so after they first arrived in our lives.
CD price: $15.00

FRIEND OF HOWARD: Friend Of Howard
This album flows with diversity, soothing female vocals and melodies that will bring you back for more. Nods to Natalie Merchant, Beth Orton and Cowboy Junkies
MP3 price: $7.97

VARIOUS ARTISTS: Songs from the Land: A Celebration of the Hopland Women's Festival
Women's Music
CD price: $5.00 / MP3 price: $2.00

CASSENDRE XAVIER: Live at Cafe Improv
[2nd Album/2002] Smooth, rich voice and guitar plus humor & audience laughter. Featuring 5 wonderful originals plus 3 timeless, uniquely styled arrangements of songs by B.B. King, Neil Young, and Carole King.
CD price: $15.00

BRADY EARNHART: Manalapan
A songwriter's songwriter. Brady's character-driven narratives are delicate, hard-hitting, often funny, & full of detail. His own arrangements feature acoustic guitar with guests on cello, upright bass, vibes, french horns, & more.
CD price: $12.99 / MP3 price: $12.99

MARK WEIGLE: Out of the Loop
Gay-themed acoustic-based pop/folk/country. Beautiful voice, emotive lyrics, diverse song set.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

HENRY ATE: Slap in the Face
Their album reveals just how easy it is to create genuine music that can find space on the airwaves, get a serious party going or help make sense of times when love seems to slip off the edge of the world.
Recommended if you like The Cranberries, Natalie Merchant.

RYAN MINTZ: Monkeys & Ice Cream
What the fans are saying: “Raw emotion delivered without apology” --- “Heartfelt, honest, sweetly mellifluous”
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

RON MORRIS: Boyfriend And Other Sides Of Love
".think Ben Folds Five with an acoustic guitar and a country/folkish undercurrent." Ian Allen, Encore Magazine
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $8.00

VALDY: Viva Valdy: Live at Last
2 CD set, with 13 live and 12 studio tracks of past hits and new material
Recommended if you like Kenny Rogers, Joe Cocker.CD price: $12.97

MARA LEVI: What Are You?
Smart Pop music: music that is catchy, accessible, intricate, melodic, and smart.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00

THE WAYNE FISHELL EXPERIMENT: optimistically hopeless
Bringing you the very best in gay-acoustic-indie-folk-pop.
CD price: $13.65 / MP3 price: $13.65

RYAN MINTZ: (the first one)
Yummy acoustic folk-pop by gay singer/songwriter. people say Ry's songs are heartfelt, with a perfect blend of romance and humour.
CD price: $5.00 / MP3 price: $5.00

WOMEN WITHOUT PURSES: Ruthless Truth
Three women with multiple instrumentation talents play original folk to blues including deep harmonies and soulful lyrics, something for everyone.
CD price: $18.00 / MP3 price: $18.00

GWYNETH BAILLIE: Same Same But Different
Gwyneth delivers her words and music with a sense of lightness, intelligence and humour that dances with and stimulates the heart, the soul, and the mind.
CD price: $14.00 / MP3 price: $14.00

STEVEN GELLMAN: Return To Summer Lake
Billboard Magazine describes Steven Gellman's music as "intensely sensitive and impressively intelligent at the same time". As another reviewer aptly phrased it, Gellman's songs are "Kodak moments" from his life.
Recommended if you like John Denver.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97

GIRLYMAN: Remember Who I Am
Winner of the 2004 Independent Music Award for Folk/Singer-Songwriter. "I challenge anyone to listen to this disc and not immediately fall in love with Girlyman." - OUT Magazine
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

DEIDRE MCCALLA: With A Little Luck
A compelling songwriter and a passionate, articulate visionary, Deidre McCalla's brand of acoustic folk/rock is delivered with an honest, open heart - a celebration of the power and diversity of the human spirit.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $10.00

DEIDRE MCCALLA: Everyday Heroes & Heroines
A vivid essayist with a powerfully uncompromising vision, Deidre McCalla's progressive folk/pop incorporates bold ideas and challenges music to be a medium for more than American myth making.
MP3 price: $10.00

DEIDRE MCCALLA: Playing For Keeps
On her first MaidenRock Records release singer/songwriter Deidre McCalla deftly navigates a range of musical styles as she explores themes of love, family, passages, reverence for the earth, and social justice.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $10.00

MARK WEIGLE: Different and the Same
Diverse collection of singer/songwriter covers with an out-and-proud affection. Acoustic-based, emotive voice.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

SKOTT FREEDMAN: some company (maxi-single)
a dark-haired boy who sings like an angel, writes like a poet, and plays the piano like a bat out of hell "...star-in-waiting"-billboard magazine
CD price: $4.99 / MP3 price: $3.99

DON'T ASK DON'T TELL: Don't Ask Don't Tell Soundtrack
The eclectic soundtrack from the award-winning 1953 Sci-Fi flick redubbed with absurd new dialog.
CD price: $14.95

DIANA CHESTER: When Not In Your Head
Rockin indie/alternative women power
Recommended if you like Janis Ian.CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99

JOHANNA: If I Could Fly
Johanna's rich, creative vocals, her infectious melodies, and her provocative, heart-felt lyrics shine on this collection of songs about longing, loving, and learning.
CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $14.97

LAUREN PELLEGRINO: My Love
Pop/Rock music with catchy melodies and delicate lyricism
CD price: $12.50 / MP3 price: $12.50

DIVINEMAGGEES / DIVINE MAGGEES: love me like the roses
You'll like it if you enjoy music that takes the Indigo Girls sound and gives it a swift kick in the ass.
CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $9.97

PHILIP J. KEARNS: Philip J. Kearns
Openly Gay singer-songwriter's music is Folky with Rock, Blues and Alternative twists.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97

BEN SCHAEFER: The Upstairs Choir
An honest and youthful approach to contemporary folk music. With earnest lyrics and an ear for melody Ben Schaefer is a welcomed addition to the collective singer-songwriter voice.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97

MOOREA MALATT: Cut and Color EP
Feminist Folk Gone a Little Punk and a Little Country.
CD price: $8.00 / MP3 price: $8.00

SKOTT FREEDMAN: judge a book
the voice of an angel and the piano skills of a madman...the first fan voted all-cover album from one of today's fastest rising singer/songwriters. "star-in-waiting" hails billboard magazine.
CD price: $12.99 / MP3 price: $9.99

RON MORRIS: Speak True
A fresh point of view and signature sound that is uplifting, honest, and leaves the listener feeling as if they've just been let in on a really good secret.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00

GREYWOLF: Directions
This album (acoustic/electric/hand-made instruments) is envisioned with a 60s & 70s concept of a 'new sound' of Folk/Pop/Americana music, when music mirrored the changing times & lyrics were soulfully crafted like Bob Dylan & The Beatles taught Jason.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $8.00

STEVEN GELLMAN: Time (To Open My Heart)
Billboard Magazine describes Steven Gellman's music as "intensely sensitive and impressively intelligent at the same time". As another reviewer aptly phrased it, Gellman's songs are "Kodak moments" from his life.
Recommended if you like John Denver.CD price: $9.97

STEVEN GELLMAN: Photobook
Billboard Magazine describes Steven Gellman's music as "intensely sensitive and impressively intelligent at the same time". As another reviewer aptly phrased it, Gellman's songs are "Kodak moments" from his life.
Recommended if you like John Denver.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97

STEVEN GELLMAN: Love Loss Longing
Billboard Magazine describes Steven Gellman's music as "intensely sensitive and impressively intelligent at the same time". As another reviewer aptly phrased it, Gellman's songs are "Kodak moments" from his life.
Recommended if you like John Denver.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97

ARLENE MCCANN: asidefromyou
Folky style, with a rough sweet voice. She's got real presence. Decent variety of acoustic ballads to angry folk.
CD price: $8.00 / MP3 price: $8.00

SUSAN DRAKE & JULIE JENNINGS: Unbounded
Original music with an edge and a spirit that moves, stirs, provokes and touches deeply, through richly textured vocals and sensitive harmonies.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $10.00

THE BOOTLICKERS: Universal Nancy
A sweet mix of Belle and Sebastian, The Beach Boys, and The Lemonheads. And those vocal arrangements...!
Recommended if you like The Lemonheads, Belle and Sebastian.CD price: $10.00

JEREMY GLOFF: America Is Lonely Tonight
A wistful and dark folk-country-Americana album featuring starkly personal and poetic lyrics.
CD price: $7.99 / MP3 price: $3.99

SKOTT FREEDMAN: some company
a dark-haired boy who sings like an angel, writes like a poet, and plays the piano like a bat out of hell..."star-in-waiting"-Billboard Magazine
MP3 price: $9.99

NAMOLI BRENNET: boy in a dress
Move over Clear Channel, make room for Queer Channel. Not to be confused with "Boy in a Pair of Pants."
MP3 price: $12.95

CHARM RAY: Invisible Boy
American singer-songwriter meets British guitar pop. Soaring hooks, smart beats, and clever wordplay collide on this pop gem.
CD price: $11.00 / MP3 price: $11.00

AMY FIX: Spoon
Award-winning sassy funny lesbian/bisexual/gay comedy songs, sweet ditties full of innocence, and raw ballads full of the pain and transformation of overcoming childhood sexual abuse & incest.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

MARK WEIGLE: All That Matters
Gay-themed, Billboard Critics Choice Best of '00. Simple profound stories beautifully sung popfolk.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

SKOTT FREEDMAN: anything worth mentioning
a dark-haired boy who sings like an angel, writes like a poet, and plays the piano like a bat out of hell
CD price: $12.99 / MP3 price: $9.99

DEIDRE MCCALLA: Don't Doubt It
Originally released in 1987 on Olivia Records, this much loved first independent album by singer/songwriter Deidre McCalla has been re-mastered for digital download release.
MP3 price: $10.00

BRENDA LYONS: Ithaca
Celebrates the passion and emotion of women on this CD. Weaving pop and country into unique melody and diversity with lyrics about life, we find a Ghost Woman haunting a new relationship while Popular People reminds us to be proud of who we are.
CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $14.97

ERIC HIMAN: All for Show
""All for Show" is Himan's third release, and it's more of a good thing: more roots-rocking, crowd-pleasing tunes; more soul-exposing honesty in one song than John Mayer accomplishes in an entire CD."- Larry Dean Harris, Frontiers News Mag
CD price: $14.00 / MP3 price: $14.00

LINDA SMITH: Greatest Hits - Journey To Now
If you only have one Linda Smith cd, this is the one. These are the most requested and best produced indie folk rock songs she has ever recorded.
CD price: $8.00 / MP3 price: $8.00

VARIOUS ARTISTS: BI THE PEOPLE: A compilation of bisexual artists & friends
A benefit compilation with proceeds being donated to The Bisexual Foundation, a national nonprofit organization. Tracks by Jill Sobule, Melissa Ferrick, Skott Freedman, Pansy Division, Bitch & Animal, American Idol's Jim Verraros and more.
CD price: $14.99

ESTROGEN: Tales From Lesbianville
Who says Lesbians aren't funny? - Estrogen proves they are.
Recommended if you like Christine Lavin.MP3 price: $10.00

LINDA SMITH: Cry Baby Cry
A great blend of moving lyrics and rockin harmonies. This is a great cd to listen to if you're going through a break up. It touches on those themes without being a downer.
CD price: $8.00 / MP3 price: $8.00

LINDA SMITH: Same Girl, Different Day
The latest project from Linda Smith is passionate, deep, and true. It includes a mix of accoustic, piano, and produced band tunes.
CD price: $8.00 / MP3 price: $8.00

JAMIE ANDERSON: Drive All Night
Songs about food, sex and mama. Acoustic pop/folk/country. Sometimes funny, always poignant.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00

CORDAY: Driven
Top 40-ready, Hook-ey songs, a rich textured production and a clear distinct vision and voice. An in-your-face explosion of female power and musical prowess... eloquent and powerful lyrics. True grit and punch, a scrumptious textured variety of sounds.
CD price: $9.00 / MP3 price: $9.00

THE THERAPY SISTERS: Beyond Prescription
Heavy mental nouveau urban psycho swing folk.
MP3 price: $13.00

THE THERAPY SISTERS: The Early Stages
Heavy mental nouveau urban psycho swing folk.
CD price: $13.00 / MP3 price: $13.00

STREETER MUSIC: Winter Moon: A Celebration of Gay and Lesbian Singers and Songwriters... and Friends
first-ever seasonal collection by 16 of today's greatest gay and lesbian artists.
Recommended if you like Ani DiFranco, Laura Love, Janis Ian, Williamson, Michael Callen, Lea DeLaria, Holly Near, Lucie Blue Tremblay, Ian Shaw, Tom Robinson.

STREETER MUSIC: A Love Worth Fighting For: A Celebration Of Gay And Lesbian Singers And Songwriters
acclaimed, first-ever collection of gay and lesbian singers and songwriters.
Recommended if you like Ani DiFranco, Laura Love, Janis Ian, Williamson, Michael Callen, Lea DeLaria, Holly Near, Lucie Blue Tremblay, Ian Shaw, Tom Robinson.

WISHING CHAIR: The Ghost of Will Harbut
Folk and Roll, souring harmonies, guitars, accordion,and incredible songs.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

SKOTT FREEDMAN: swimming after dark
a new singer/songwriter posing a triple threat with his bell-tone tenor voice, insightful lyrics and mastery of the piano
MP3 price: $9.99

WISHING CHAIR: Undisputed Country
Folk and roll, clear eyed songwriting, a touch of humor and a sweet vulnerability
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00




